Han Han with HATAW
Toronto
Ages 5+
May 17 / 3:30pm
Concert Stage60 min
Han Han is a Filipina-Canadian artist and operating room nurse. At the hospital, she saves lives. Onstage, she inspires audiences.
Han Han is joined on stage by Filipino-Canadian dance troupe HATAW which fuses diverse styles of dance & performance art.
Presented in English, Tagalog and Philippine Dialects
Han Han is a Filipina-Canadian artist and operating room nurse. At the hospital, she saves lives. Onstage, she inspires audiences. Her kinetic, high-energy performances offer unique perspectives. Her songs grapple with social issues and her experiences as a woman and an immigrant.
Han Han can broadly be described as an emcee, using rap and spoken-word techniques to deliver her vocals. Her approach is melodic, and sings almost exclusively in Filipino languages – Tagalog and Cebuano – rather than shoehorning her ideas into translation in order to cater to English-speaking audiences. Her songs combine contemporary, 808 hip-hop beats with traditional Filipino rhythms and cadences, yielding fresh sounds that tend to spur dancing wherever they’re heard.
HATAW interprets traditional Filipino folkdance through the lens of the Filipino-Canadian experience, fusing diverse styles of dance & performance art.
The Heavyweights Brass Band & Friends
The Heavyweights Brass Band
Toronto
All ages
May 16 / 3:30pm
Concert Stage60 min
Come enjoy the irresistible Heavyweights Brass Band and guests Kevin Breit and CHRiS ROuSE as they bring a Second Line party to Junior 2020. A delight for the whole family!
Presented in English
The Heavyweights Brass Band have built a reputation as Canada’s reigning champions of feel-good horn music. Over the last decade they have toured extensively and shared the stage with Trombone Shorty, The Roots, Galactic, and The Soul Rebels, among many others. Their unique style never fails to move any audience and has earned them a loyal following from fans across all genres.
Moscow Apartment
Toronto
All ages
May 16 / 12:30pm
May 17 / 12:30pm
May 18 / 12:30pm
Stage in the Round60 min
Come and discover one of the buzziest new female youth bands around! Moscow Apartment is an indie folk rock duo with a number of national awards to their name and appearances at high profile festivals. Bringing electric crunch to tight folk harmonies, Brighid (15) and Pascale (16) recently toured across Canada opening for The Good Lovelies.
Presented in
Parents are a Drag
Zee Zee Theatre
British Columbia
Ages 5+
May 16 / 12:30pm
May 17 / 12:30pm
May 18 / 12:30pm
Lakeside Terrace45 min
Join drag queens Peach Cobblah & Isolde N. Barron for a drag dress-up spectacular! Add some rainbow to your day at this fun and inclusive event which reminds young ones, their parents, caregivers and everyone in between that it’s never too early (or too late!) to get silly and dress-up
Parents are a Drag celebrates diversity with songs, laughter and play. With opportunities for the audience to become part of the show, be sure to come dressed to impress or ready for some dress-up time.
Presented in English
Performance advisory: Music is fairly loud.
Limited capacity – registration recommended.
CAST
Peach Cobblah: Dave Deveau
Isolde N. Barron: Cameron Mackenzie
Fertility Flambé : Dexter Mackenzie-Deveau
CREATIVE & PRODUCTION CREDITS
Theatre Company: Zee Zee Theatre
Maracatu Mar Aberto
Toronto
All ages
May 16 / 2:30pm
May 17 / 2:30pm
May 18 / 2:30pm
Stage in the Round60 min
Thunderous drums and voices, joined in song, from Africa to Brazil to Toronto; this is the sound of The Open Sea. Maracatu Mar Aberto takes you on a journey to northeastern Brazil and the many rich traditions of cultural expression found there during this energetic and interactive musical show.
Presented in English
Maracatu Mar Aberto is a Toronto-based percussion and song troupe. Translated to English as the Open Sea, the name represents the aggregated influences that have traveled from Africa to Brazil and onward to Toronto and beyond. Through their musical lineage of Nacão Estrela Brilhante, Trovão das Minas and Maracatu Nunca Antes, they are a living tradition of maracatu in a local context – not a folkloric representation – working collectively on the artistry and heritage that is Maracatu de Baque Virado.
Junior Concert Series:
Honours Orchestra
Sistema Toronto
Toronto
All ages
May 16 / 12pm
Concert Stage30 min
Come and listen to Sistema Toronto, which provides musical and intellectual opportunities to children in vulnerable communities, with the goal of inspiring transformative social action. Sistema builds stronger communities by enabling at-risk children to overcome poverty, grow and thrive as engaged citizens and future leaders.
Presented in English
Sistema Toronto is first and foremost a social development program, using ensemble-based music education to transform the lives of at-risk children. Students work together for 10 hours of weekly instruction. They learn music and movement, strings, percussion and choir while developing important life skills like problem solving, empathy and self-advocacy.
Junior Concert Series:
SWING by SPLASH
Etobicoke School of the Arts
Toronto
All ages
May 17 / 12pm
Concert Stage30 min
Join Canada’s top show choir as they perform their 2020 award-winning SWING set.
SPLASH is a nationally-recognized, award-winning show choir from Etobicoke School for the Arts in the Toronto District School Board. Performance highlights include singing with Naya Rivera from the hit show Glee, being the subject of a documentary on Global News’ 16X9, The Real Glee, and claiming the top prize at Canada’s Show Choir Championship seven times.
Presented in English
Junior Concert Series:
All Nations Juniors
Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre
Toronto
All ages
May 18 / 3:30pm
Concert Stage60 min
The All Nations Juniors Drum Group will bring the beat of Mother Earth to audiences from all backgrounds and ages. Enjoy this First Nations Pow Wow-style youth drum group and find your own beat to march to!
Presented in English
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